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Elmer E. BOCKMAN
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Source : Al Skiff (Ellen Marcehse)
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-2044718 (18015051) | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 25 November 1919 Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, TEXAS | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW MEXICO | ||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||
| RANK | Captain | ||||||
| FONCTION | Commander | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Clerks, general office |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 30 December 1940 Fort Bliss El paso TEXAS | ||||||
| SQUADRON | Headquarters Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 95th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 2 August 1944 |
Source : Al Skiff
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| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Near Lisieux | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-55-BO - s/n 42-102700 QW*Z "I'll Get By"
Macr : 7701 Mission : Paris Take off station 119 Horham, Suffolk | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of La Cambe N°3539
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Monument to the crew of the 'I'll Get By' in Airan France Source : JRW1944 |
Source : Fold3 | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-55-BO - s/n 42-102700 QW*Z
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| Capt | Robert Oris | BABER | Pilot | Dead | Gypsum Hill Cam. Salina, Kansas | O-375909 - 28 ans - Fils de Lawrence Otis et Sophia Gilead (Fitch) Baber, Dodge City, Kansas |
| 1Lt | Jasper Wiley Jr | KAYLOR | CoPilot | Dead | Westview Cem. Atlanta, Fulton Co, Georgia | O-817042 - 28 ans - Fils de Jasper Wiley Kaylor - Epoux de Mrs Dorothy M Kaylor, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1Lt | Raymond D | DALLAS | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-696069 - AM+3/PH - 20 ans - Fils de Robert T et Lizzie M Dallas - Paducah, Kentucky |
| 1Lt | Frank T | SOHM | Bomber | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-754983 - DFC/AM+3/PH - Fils de Mrs Jessie A Sohm, Kingston, New York |
| T/Sgt | Oscar Cyrus | WALROD | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | Correctionville Cem. Iowa | 19004514 - 25 ans -Epoux de Mrs Dorothy R Walrod, Axtell, Kansas |
| T/Sgt | Robert V | HILL | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 35644898 - AM+2 - Epoux de Mrs Betty A Hill, Franklin Furnace, Ohio |
| S/Sgt | Donald W | PHILLIPS | Gunner | Prisoner | 15377309 - Fils de Mr Doane O Phillips, Alliance, Ohio |
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| S/Sgt | Barney | LIPKIN | Gunner | Prisoner | 32695273 - Fils de Mrs Bechie Lipkin, Brooklyn, New York |
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| S/Sgt | Walter J Jr | COLLYER | Gunner | Prisoner | 32804322 - Fils de Mr Walter J Collyer, Brooklyn, New York - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | |
| Capt | Elmer E BOCKMAN | Commander | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-2044718 - DFC/AM+4/PH - 95eBG/HqS - Fort Summer, New Mexico |
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Source : Americanairmuseum.com |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | USAAF Class Book Research Project - Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |